Blaine: I think TT is neither of the devil nor of God. It is nothing more nor less than the summation of its parts--individuals all coming from different backgrounds and seeking to reconcile differences. Some of us listen, others just expect to be listened to. Egos play a major role on TT, I believe.
Exactly. I especially like the "reconcile differences" notion. Christ's only concern for his 20th century disciples (John 17) was for unity. Ours is a ministry of "reconciliation" as Paul says. My mother-in-law is Mormon. She was born into that faith. She will always be there. She would be afraid to leave. Status quo gives her the sense of security that she needs. BUT, we have grown very close. She loves Billy Graham and she loves the Lord. The really great thing about Jesus is that He is not a Baptist, Catholic, and et al.
I once spoke of praying for you, Blaine. I still do that. And the prayer is this: that you truly appreciate this salvation by faith apart from being right about everything and that the filling of God's spirit be the kind of experience it was intended to be.
Anyway, some of your observation are equally as thoughtful as Issy's, BillT, Miller's, Lance, Terry and so on. I truly believe this is a great group.
God bless and good night.
John Smithson
